Where does “di” come from?

di (Dimasa) comes from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ — water.

di (Dimasa): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “di”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bodo-Garo*tɯi¹—
2Proto-Tibeto-Burman*ti(y)—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-turʔwater
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ →Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y) →Every word from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹ →